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Brewer, however, told council members June 10 that there's a reason spending will outpace es- timated revenues. He previously said about $995,587 has been carried over from prior years from street and general funds, park development fees, de- posits and more. It's those funds, Brewer said, that will be spent to account for the roughly $977,000 deficit spending. Additionally, he said, the city's operating re- serve will increase by $80,000. Budget FROMPAGE1 T he it em s w er e reportedly placed in storage, by a relative who had previously been involved in mining operations. The items consisted of substances in various forms including liquid and crystallized material, along with blasting caps, and other items used for mining. T he it em s w er e identified by the Shasta County Regional Bomb Squad, which began work to secure the items. Johnson Road was closed by the California Highway Patrol for a period of time Wednesday as the items were isolated and destroyed. CalFire was at the scene as a precaution. The California Office of Emergency Services also participatedintheoperation. "The FBI initially responded and showed interest in the substances and is remaining on scene to monitor the situation," the press release said. Ex pl os iv es FR OM P AG E 1 would have to pay the state for the courthouse, Goodwin said. An appraisal in Feb- ruary found the prop- erty's market value was $275,000, a drop off of $50,000 from an ap- praisal dated in August 2008. In late 2008 the county transferred the title of the Corning court facility over to the Administra- tive Office of the Courts. The facility was closed in July 2013 as all Te- hama County Superior Court operations were shifted to Red Bluff in a cost-cutting move. The county has shown interest in purchasing the building since, but was looking to couple it with a long-term lease. Goodwin said those pieces finally fell into place with the inquiry from North Valley Ser- vices. Goodwin said an added benefit is the parking lot the property shares with the Corning Veter- ans Hall, which allows for overfill parking as the buildings often have their busy times during different parts of the day. Chairman Steve Cham- blin, in directing Good- win to continue with the plans for the purchase, said the county could be in need of more space 10 years down the line. Courthouse FROM PAGE 1 PLEASERECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! By Mark Sherman TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON In an em- phatic defense of privacy in the digital age, a unani- mous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police gen- erally may not search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants. Cellphones are unlike anything else police may find on someone they ar- rest, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court. They are "not just another technological convenience," he said, but ubiquitous, in- creasingly powerful com- puters that contain vast quantities of personal, sen- sitive information. "With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Amer- icans the privacies of life," Roberts declared. So the message to police about what they should do before rummaging through a cell- phone's contents following an arrest is simple: "Get a warrant." The chief justice ac- knowledged that barring searches would affect law enforcement, but he said: "Privacy comes at a cost." By ruling as it did, the court chose not to extend earlier decisions from the 1970s — when cellphone technology was not yet available — that allow po- lice to empty a suspect's pockets and examine what- ever they find to ensure offi- cers' safety and prevent the destruction of evidence. The Obama administra- tion and the state of Cali- fornia, defending cellphone searches, said the phones should have no greater pro- tection from a search than anything else police find. But the defendants in the current cases, backed by civil libertarians, librari- ans and news media groups, argued that cellphones, es- pecially smartphones, can store troves of sensitive per- sonal information. "By recognizing that the digital revolution has trans- formed our expectations of privacy, today's decision is itself revolutionary and will help to protect the privacy rights of all Americans," said American Civil Lib- erties Union legal director Steven Shapiro. Under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment, police generally need a warrant before they can conduct a search. The warrant itself must be based on "proba- ble cause," evidence that a crime has been committed. In the cases decided Wednesday, one defendant carried a smartphone, while the other carried an older flip phone. The police looked through both with- out first getting search war- rants. Roberts said there's no comparison between cell- phones and packages of cig- arettes and other items that were at issue in the earlier cases. A ride on horseback and a flight to the moon both "are ways of getting from point A to point B, but little else justifies lumping them together," he said. Authorities concerned about the destruction of evi- dence can take steps to pre- vent the remote erasure of a phone's contents or the ac- tivation of encryption, Rob- erts said. The police still may seize the cellphone and turn it off or remove its bat- tery. If they think that turn- ing it off could trigger en- cryption when the phone is turned back on, police can leave the phone on and place it in a special Faraday bag that isolates the phone from radio waves, he said. One exception to the war- rant requirement left open by the decision is a case in which officers reasonably fear for their safety or the lives of others. Justice Samuel Alito joined in the judgment, but he wrote separately to say he would prefer that elected lawmakers, not judges, de- cide current matters of pri- vacy protection. Elected of- ficials "are in a better posi- tion than we are to assess and respond to the changes that have already occurred and those that almost cer- tainly will take place in the future," Alito said. The two cases arose af- ter arrests in San Diego and Boston. SCOTUS THEASSOCIATEDPRESS A Supreme Court visitor using his cellphone to take a photo of the court April 29in Washington. Defense of privacy: Justices tell police to 'get a warrant' to search cell phones By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Su- preme Court ruled Wednes- day that a startup Internet company has to pay broad- casters when it takes tele- vision programs from the airwaves and allows sub- scribers to watch them on smartphones and other por- table devices. The justices said by a 6-3 vote that Aereo Inc. is violat- ing the broadcasters' copy- rights by taking the signals for free. The ruling pre- serves the ability of the tele- vision networks to collect huge fees from cable and satellite systems that trans- mit their programming. Had services such as Aereo been allowed to op- erate without paying for the programming, more people might have ditched their cable services, meaning broadcasters would have been able to charge less for the right to transmit their programs. Aereo looks a lot like a ca- ble system, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court in rejecting the company's attempts to distinguish it- self from cable and satellite TV. "Aereo's system is, for all practical purposes, identical to a cable system," he said. Aereo is available in New York, Boston, Houston and Atlanta among 11 metropol- itan areas and uses thou- sands of dime-size anten- nas to capture television signals and transmit them to subscribers who pay as little as $8 a month for the service. Because each sub- scriber is temporarily as- signed a dime-sized, indi- vidual antenna, Aereo had made the case that it wasn't like a cable company and wasn't doing anything cus- tomers couldn't do on their own at home. Breyer seemed to suggest the company was too-cute- by-half as he announced the opinion. He laid out the compa- ny's argument that its tiny antennae don't really trans- mit to the public and then said, "Hmmm," followed by a long pause. Then he added: "Well, we think that this argument makes too fine a point." Company executives and prominent investor Barry Diller have said their busi- ness model would not sur- vive a loss at the Supreme Court. Aereo chief executive Chet Kanojia called the de- cision "a massive setback for the American consumer" and said the company would continue to fight, without being specific. "We've said all along that we worked diligently to cre- ate a technology that com- plies with the law, but to- day's decision clearly states that how the technology works does not matter. This sends a chilling message to the technology industry," Kanojia said in a statement. TECHNOLOGY Justices rule for broadcasters in fight with Aereo VelmaMaeAgee August 2, 1916 - June 17, 2014 Born to Joseph Sobispa and Sadie Mae Van Matre on August 2, 1916 in San Luis Obispo, California ~ Went home to our Lord on June 17, 2014. Velma was filled with optimistic joy, being constant at keeping a home life and serving the community while in- serting love and joy into Christmas', Easters, Birthdays and other dear days ~ so well as teaching and being used by God. Not only spiritually but also autoably in the saving of a neighbor child from drowning. She worked hand in hand with her her husband Rufus, whom she loved dear- ly and married on September 14, 1937. With Rufus' help, in her retirement years with the aid of a kiln, molds and a "magic paint brush" Jesus caused hun- dreds upon hundreds of dolls to step from her hands to all parts of the nation and across the seas ~ thrilling lives both young and young at heart. Her love for coastlines thrilled her soul, and in her later years a store full of priceless bargains of exquisite beauty made time stand still for a heart that couldn't be happier. Predeceased were her siblings, Garney Van Matre and Eileen Botts, her Son-in-Laws, Jon Androvich and Edward Neves. Surviving her are her children, Myrti (Stewart) Bedford, Cathleen Androvich and Sam Agee. Her Grandchildren; Dennis (Marci) Neves, David (Deborah) Neves, Debbi (Terry) Lindblad, Shannin (Jeff) Darling and Alicia Doyle. Also are her twelve Great-Grandchildren. Celebration of Life on Saturday, June 28th 3pm at Butte Bible Fellowship, 2255 Pillsbury Road, Chico, California. Call 513-4787 for directions if needed. MERNA WILSON BURNHAM July 7, 1933 ~ June 21, 2014 Merna Wilson Burnham, 80, of Anderson died Saturday after a short illness in her home surrounded by her fami- ly. She was born on July 7, 1933, to Rufus and Mary Wil- son in Red Bluff, CA. Merna was the youngest of 11 chil- dren and spent her early years in the Lanes Valley/Paynes Creek area and attended school there until the 4th grade. She went on to Lincoln Street School in Red Bluff and graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1951. The early life she lived in Lane's Valley with her parents, brothers and sisters stayed with her forever. Though she was born in the depression era, Merna thought she was the richest girl in the world, rich with family love and security that continued throughout her life. She anchored the family by hosting traditional Thanksgiving dinners at her home for more than 40 years. These gatherings were ea- gerly attended by 60 - 85 members of her extended fami- ly. It was a testament to her strength of character and love of family when she hosted last year's Thanksgiving celebration. Merna met Albert Burnham in 1949, while still attending high school and they were married on March 11, 1951, in Reno, Nevada. Merna and Al were hard working people and took great pride in the fact they built 5 homes with their own sweat, labor, and hard earned money. They had 3 beautiful daughters, Debbie, Brenda, and Vicky, and 3 grandchildren, Ryan, Andrea, and Clayton. Merna was fiercely loyal and took great pride in her family and devoted much of her time and energy to them. Merna was predeceased by her husband of 39 years, Al- bert and her beloved daughter Brenda Cretaro. She is survived by her daughters Debbie Harding (Robert) and Vicky Burnham, her grandchildren Ryan Morton, Andrea Morton, and Clayton Stephens (John his father). She also leaves behind her loving and devoted companion and best friend of 23 years, Larry Burdick and his daughter Kimberly Lord (Pete) and their daughter Meredith, her son-in-law David Cretaro and his children Adam Cretaro and Alicia Pierce, and Robert Harding's children Lauren Harding and Bear Harding, her brother Vernie Wilson and sister Betty Crawford, plus numerous other family and friends. Services will be held Saturday, June 28, 3:00 p.m. at the Neighborhood Church of Anderson, 4684 Rhonda Road. Reception to follow at the Burnham Ranch, 5804 Balls Ferry Road, Anderson. In lieu of flowers, memorial dona- tions may be made to Redding Mercy Hospice or a charity of your choice. Obituaries THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A